, discussions of abolishing or reforming Greek life have continued on campus. The Daily spoke to Interfraternity Council
President and Weinberg junior Nick Papandreou about his perspective on recruitment, parties and the future of Greek life on campus.
This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
The Daily: IFC chose to continue with formal recruitment this year. How has it changed this year because of COVID-19 and the Abolish Greek Life movement?
Papandreou: We did expect lower numbers and we do still expect fewer people to rush. The chapters are making conscious decisions in terms of who they’re recruiting, and we’ve kind of formed our recruitment process for this quarter to kind of facilitate that.
Phi Kappa Psi sanctioned, fined for holding on-campus party
Northwestern’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi was sanctioned by the Interfraternity Council for holding a social event in violation of IFC Codes of Conduct on social gatherings and alcohol possession.
According to a statement released to The Daily, IFC’s Standards Board held a hearing last Saturday to review reports by members of the NU community and people who attended the event. The board fined Phi Psi $3,500, banned them from recruiting until the end of Spring 2021 and placed them on Associate Member status with a Zero-Tolerance Period policy lasting until the end of Spring 2022.
Phi Kappa Psi’s Greg McNicholas was elected as Penn State’s Interfraternity Council 2021 president last semester. As his term begins this spring, McNicholas is ready to take on the role with open arms and has a vision for how he wants this year’s Greek life to run.
We sat down with McNicholas to ask him about his new position, his goals for his term, and what it’s like to be IFC president during a global pandemic.
Onward State: What made you initially interested in joining Greek life at Penn State?
Greg McNicholas: As a freshman, by the time spring recruitment rolled around, I found myself in a position where I was enjoying my time at Penn State but was looking for more. The Greek community boasted a sense of family and togetherness that was unmatched. I knew that rushing and joining a fraternity could provide me with a second family, and really create that ‘making a big school small’ feeling. I loved the idea of joining an organization where you are given the tools to
i can t understand i don t think rolling stone understands what a message that sends that the damage done by this trip down fantasy lane the damage done to all the reputations including specific people at uva who were misquoted and portrayed as insensitive uncaring toward jackie to have nobody suffer any penalty at all says to me they still don t get it. two of those students are coming on in a moment. howie, great to see you. same here megyn. just hours after this report condemned the failures by rolling stone magazine, we heard from the uva fraternity at the center of the story. as the group phi psi announces plans to sue the magazine for what it calls reckless reporting. judge andrew napolitano is with me now that s it. it s on rolling stone, and your weak apology without any accountability for any of the parties who did this to us is not acceptable. well the fraternity as an institution and the individual